I’ll tell you the true: I do not like those famous beaches with the crowds of tourists. But I wanted to compare my imaginations with the reality – I spent on Boracay one day. It is on the little island. It is expensive – the last expensive beach room costs 1800 peso and they say it is still high season…
Hotels, dive shops, bars and restaurants stay one by one – wall to wall along the famous White Beach. Yes, the beach is long, very nice and clean – the fleet of little excursion boats is waiting for you… There are also hordes of sunglasses- souvenirs- and pearls-sellers. This is the front. But there is also the backyard: the narrow, smoky, crowded and noisy only road going to the ferry pier. They built a lot: more and more pensions and hotels on this little piece of ground – the landscape from this side is miserable… Sorry… I took my front pictures and I escaped by bangka to Caticlan where I stayed for 400 peso/night. I definitely prefere El Nido! But if you want sun, sand and party every evening – Boracay is a place for you, just do not go to the backyard!
